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Iraq Between the Two World Wars: The Militarist Origins of Tyranny

Reeva Spector Simon
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Description:Why did an Iraqi army group seize control of government & wage a disastrous war against Great Britain, rejecting British liberal values for those of a militaristic Germany? What impact did these actions have on the 30-year regime of Saddam Hussein? Departing from previous studies explaining modern Iraqi history in terms of class theory, Simon shows cultural & ideological factors playing an equal, if not more important, role in shaping events. In 1921 Britain created Iraq. An entourage of ex-Ottoman army officers, the Sharifians, became the new ruling elite. This elite, returning to an Iraq made up of different ethnic, religious & social groups, had to weld them into a nation. Pan-Arabism was to be the new ideological source of unity & loyalty. Schools & the army became the means to implant it. A series of military coups gave the officers the chance to act in its name. The result was an abortive revolt against Britain in 1941. The legacy of the revolt is apparent in the next two generations of Iraqi officers that led to the regime of Saddam Hussein. This updated edition locates the sources of Iraqi nationalism in the experience of these ex-Ottoman army officers who used the emergent pan-Arabism to weld a disparate population into a nation. Simon shows that the relationships forged between Iraqi officers & Germans in Istanbul before WWI left deep legacies that help explain the disastrous war against Great Britain in 1941, the rejection of liberal values, the revolution of 1958 in which the military finally seized power & the outlook of the leadership recently overthrown by UK & USA armies.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe creation of a stateThe officers, Germany & nationalismThe officers in Iraq Education The army The Rashid'Ali coupConclusion: ideological prelude to tyrannyAppendixes: The Hashimites Iraqi cabinets 1921-41 Biographical sketchesNotesBibliographyIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Iraq Between the Two World Wars: The Militarist Origins of Tyranny. To get started finding Iraq Between the Two World Wars: The Militarist Origins of Tyranny, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Reeva Spector Simon
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Description: Why did an Iraqi army group seize control of government & wage a disastrous war against Great Britain, rejecting British liberal values for those of a militaristic Germany? What impact did these actions have on the 30-year regime of Saddam Hussein? Departing from previous studies explaining modern Iraqi history in terms of class theory, Simon shows cultural & ideological factors playing an equal, if not more important, role in shaping events. In 1921 Britain created Iraq. An entourage of ex-Ottoman army officers, the Sharifians, became the new ruling elite. This elite, returning to an Iraq made up of different ethnic, religious & social groups, had to weld them into a nation. Pan-Arabism was to be the new ideological source of unity & loyalty. Schools & the army became the means to implant it. A series of military coups gave the officers the chance to act in its name. The result was an abortive revolt against Britain in 1941. The legacy of the revolt is apparent in the next two generations of Iraqi officers that led to the regime of Saddam Hussein. This updated edition locates the sources of Iraqi nationalism in the experience of these ex-Ottoman army officers who used the emergent pan-Arabism to weld a disparate population into a nation. Simon shows that the relationships forged between Iraqi officers & Germans in Istanbul before WWI left deep legacies that help explain the disastrous war against Great Britain in 1941, the rejection of liberal values, the revolution of 1958 in which the military finally seized power & the outlook of the leadership recently overthrown by UK & USA armies.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe creation of a stateThe officers, Germany & nationalismThe officers in Iraq Education The army The Rashid'Ali coupConclusion: ideological prelude to tyrannyAppendixes: The Hashimites Iraqi cabinets 1921-41 Biographical sketchesNotesBibliographyIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Iraq Between the Two World Wars: The Militarist Origins of Tyranny. To get started finding Iraq Between the Two World Wars: The Militarist Origins of Tyranny, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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